Sunday, June 30, 2013

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we are asking you to use FLOWERS - our lovely teamie Louise's choice. I needed a little gift box so used my Sizzix die to cut a pillow box and then I decorated it using a Mini World Tilda and some Doo-Hickey Dies. I tried to keep the colour palette simple in Kraft and White so my mini Tilda would shine amongst the flowers.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the gorgeous floral creations from my MDUC team-mates on our BLOG.

Friday, June 28, 2013

This week in La-La Land we are having some Summer Fun. I had a lot of fun with playing with La-La Land dies to create my Summer park scene - although Luka's long sleeves are a bit of a reminder that it's currently the middle of Winter here in Australia - LOL.

Don't forget to pop over to ourBLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Friday, June 21, 2013

This week in La-La Land we are using this fabulous sketch designed by my teamie Faye. As you can see I twisted it by 90o - it just seemed to work better for me. I was happy with how this one turned out - the diecuts added just the right amount of framing for this cute little Marci.

Don't forget to pop over to ourBLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

I have wanted to use this hanging heart Tilda for some time so decided to stamp her off and colour her up. I am also enjoying playing with paper clay and silicon moulds - these ones are from Martha Stewart. I liked the thought of Tilda framing the heart to emphasise it - along with some sparkle.

Don't forget to check out the amazing inspiration from my teamies on our BLOG.

Friday, June 14, 2013

We're celebrating Father's Day in La-La Land today - but since we Aussies don't celebrate it here until September I am well and truly ahead of the game. I just have to remember I have this card when September does come around - LOL.

I wanted to showcase the gorgeous dies La-La Land have so went with a sort of mixed media feel - something I've been itching to do properly. This poem has always appealed to me with it's honesty and I thought it was the perfect fit. I hope you liked my dabbling in a new style....I think I need a wee bit of practice but I'm sure to have some fun along the way when I do ;)

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Recently I was introduced to a digi stamp company I hadn't seen before and they have some really cute images - Lacy Sunshine Stamps. I bought a couple and actually PRINTED one out - oh the joys of having some spare crafting time!!! This cutie is Eleanor's Trick or Treat Flight. Being a wearer of glasses myself I just couldn't resist. And even though she's probably meant for Halloween we don't really celebrate that here in Australia so I thought I would use her to cast a get well spell for a dear friend of mine.

Friday, June 7, 2013

This week in La La Land we had an inspiration photo of Vintage Cupcakes to play with. I went a little left of centre with this one and decided to use the cameos on top of the cupcake as my inspiration and I decided to do Marci as a cameo. I searched high and low for some hints and tips but couldn't find any so I took a deep breath and gave it a go! This is what I LOVE about challenging myself - I am REALLY happy with the result and would never have done this without the challenge!

Some tips if you want to try this yourself...

- stamp or print your image with pale lines, you want your shading to create the cameo effect. Some pale lines showing are OK as they add definition.

- start shading light and build up as you go, many areas here have been left white

- print off a cameo picture to help guide you with the look if you feel you need it, I had two different ones sitting by my side.

- make the background a deeper colour so it gives your image more POP and dimension

- Experiment and HAVE FUN!

Don't forget to pop over to ourBLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

I recently bought this older style Tilda so got her all inked her up. I have to say there is something really appealing about these gals - they have a certain innocence I love. For my bling I added shabby pink frantage powder to the birdcage, rhinestone lace, glitter to Tilda's wings and 2 sparklets to the right hand corners - this really does glitter beautifully IRL but with a gloomy Winter's day here it's hard to photograph any sparkle at all!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the amazing inspiration from our fabulous DT on our BLOG.

About Me

I am based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. I have been married to my wonderful husband for many many years (I was a child bride - LOL) and we have 2 gorgeous, but cheeky, children together - a daughter and a son. I enjoy all kinds of craft and have become a bit of an obsessive stamper lately. I hope to share some of my creative passion with you on my stamping journey and inspire you too.